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  Vehicular electrical system with crash sensors and occupant protection systemsUSPTO Application #: 20070299587Title: Vehicular electrical system with crash sensors and occupant protection systems Abstract: Electrical system in a vehicle includes crash sensor systems each arranged to sense a crash involving the vehicle and occupant protection systems each including an occupant protection device arranged to protect an occupant in the event of a crash involving the vehicle. The crash sensor system(s) and the occupant protection system(s) are connected to a bus and supplied with power by the bus and communication through the bus. Each occupant protection device is actuated in the event of a crash involving the vehicle as sensed by a crash sensor system. Each occupant protection system may include a power supply for providing power to enable actuation of the occupant protection device, diagnostic circuitry for self-diagnosis, an occupant sensor and a controller for controlling actuation of the occupant protection device based on a signal received from a crash sensor system over the bus, and data from the occupant sensor. (end of abstract) Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq - Valley Stream, NY, US Inventors: David S. Breed, Wendell C. Johnson, Wilbur E. DuVall USPTO Applicaton #: 20070299587 - Class: 701045000 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Data Processing: Vehicles, Navigation, And Relative Location, Vehicle Control, Guidance, Operation, Or Indication, Vehicle Subsystem Or Accessory Control, Control Of Vehicle Safety Devices (e.g., Airbag, Seat-belt, Etc.) The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070299587. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is: [0002] 1. a continuation-in-part (CIP) of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/082,739 filed Mar. 17, 2005 which is: [0003] A. a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/701,361 filed Nov. 4, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,988,026, which is: [0004] 1. a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/925,062 filed Aug. 8, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,733,036, which is: [0005] a) a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/767,020 filed Jan. 23, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,533,316, which is a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/073,403 filed May 6, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,179,326, which is a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/550,217 filed Oct. 30, 1995, now abandoned; and [0006] b) a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/356,314 filed Jul. 16, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,326,704, which is a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/947,661 filed Oct. 9, 1997, now abandoned, which claims domestic priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 19(e) of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/028,046 filed Oct. 10, 1996; and [0007] 2. a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/043,557 filed Jan. 11, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,905,135, which is a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/925,062 filed Aug. 8, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,733,036, the history of which is set forth above; and [0008] B. a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/039,129 filed Jan. 19, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,082,359 which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/701,361 filed Nov. 4, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,988,026, the history of which is set forth above; [0009] 2. a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/131,623 filed May 18, 2005 which is a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/043,557 filed Jan. 11, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,905,135, the history of which is set forth above; [0010] 3. a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/278,188 filed Mar. 31, 2006 which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/220,139 filed Sep. 6, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,103,460, which is a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/120,065 filed May 2, 2005, now abandoned; [0011] 4. a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/421,500 filed Jun. 1, 2006 which is a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/220,139 filed Sep. 6, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,103,460, the history of which is set forth above; [0012] 5. a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/421,554 filed Jun. 1, 2006 which is a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/220,139 filed Sep. 6, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,103,460, the history of which is set forth above; [0013] 6. a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/464,288 filed Aug. 14, 2006 which is a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/220,139 filed Sep. 6, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,103,460, the history of which is set forth above; [0014] 7. a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/470,061 filed Sep. 5, 2006 which is a CIP of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/220,139 filed Sep. 6, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,103,460, the history of which is set forth above. [0015] All of the references, patents and patent applications that are referred to herein and in the parent applications are incorporated by reference in their entirety as if they had each been set forth herein in full. Note that this application is one in a series of applications covering safety and other systems for vehicles and other uses. The disclosure herein goes beyond that needed to support the claims of the particular invention set forth herein. This is not to be construed that the inventors are releasing the unclaimed disclosure and subject matter into the public domain. Rather, it is intended that patent applications have been or will be filed to cover all of the subject matter disclosed below and in the current assignee's granted and pending applications. Also please note that the terms frequently used below "the invention" or "this invention" is not meant to be construed that there is only one invention being discussed. Instead, when the terms "the invention" or "this invention" are used, it is referring to the particular invention being discussed in the paragraph where the term is used. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0016] The present invention relates generally to arrangements and techniques for managing vehicle diagnostic information at least partly at locations remote from the vehicle. [0017] There are numerous apparatus, systems and methods described and disclosed herein. Many combinations of these are described but in order to conserve space the inventors have not described all combinations and permutations of these apparatus, systems and methods, however, the inventors intend that each and every such combination and permutation is an invention to be considered disclosed by this disclosure. The inventors further intend to file divisional, continuation and continuation-in-part applications to cover many of these combinations and permutations, if necessary. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0018] A detailed background of the invention is found in the parent applications, e.g., U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/925,062 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/767,020, incorporated by reference herein. [0019] The definitions set forth in section 5.0 of the Background of the Invention section of the parent '139 application are also incorporated by reference herein. [0020] All of the patents, patent applications, technical papers and other references referenced in the parent '139 application and herein are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0021] It is an object of the present invention to provide new and improved vehicular electrical systems including crash sensors and occupant protection or restraint systems. [0022] In order to achieve this object and others, a first embodiment of an electrical system in a vehicle in accordance with the invention includes one or more crash sensor systems each arranged to sense a crash involving the vehicle, one or more occupant protection systems each including an occupant protection device arranged to protect an occupant in the event of a crash involving the vehicle and a single bus consisting of a pair of wires. The crash sensor system(s) and the occupant protection system(s) are connected to the bus and supplied with power by the bus and communication through the bus. Each occupant protection device is actuated in the event of a crash involving the vehicle as sensed by one or more of the crash sensor systems. [0023] In one embodiment, each occupant protection system comprises a power supply for providing power to enable actuation of the occupant protection device. It may also include a housing in which the occupant protection device is arranged, in which case, the power supply may be a capacitor or other type of energy storage element arranged in the housing. [0024] Additionally or alternatively, each occupant protection system may comprise an occupant sensor arranged to obtain data about occupancy of the vehicle for use in determining actuation of the occupant protection device. For example, when the occupant protection device is an airbag, each occupant protection systems may comprise a module including an occupant position sensor arranged to obtain data about the position of an occupant to be protected upon inflation of the airbag, and a controller coupled to the occupant position sensor for controlling deployment and inflation of the airbag based on the position of the occupant. The controller may be arranged in the module, adjacent the module and/or proximate the module. [0025] The bus may be arranged to provide a signal indicative of a crash involving the vehicle as obtained from one or more of the crash sensor systems. Each occupant protective system may be arranged to receive the signal and independently determine whether to actuate the occupant protection device therein. [0026] In one embodiment, each occupant protection system comprises diagnostic electronics for diagnosing functionality of the occupant protection system, e.g., the ability of the occupant protection device to be deployed, inflated or otherwise actuated. A central diagnostic module may be connected to the bus with the diagnostic electronics of each occupant protection system being arranged to provide an indication of the functionality thereof to the central diagnostic module. The central diagnostic module can be arranged to provide an indication of the functionality of all of occupant protection systems, e.g., a malfunction with one or more of the occupant protection systems, to a display visible to an occupant of the vehicle. Continue reading... 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